UW Business Start-up Meeting Set for Sept. 29 in Sheridan

September 15, 2011

Larry Fenster, a successful
private investor and accomplished entrepreneur, will speak at the University of
Wyoming's Wyoming Technology Business Center (WTBC) StartWest meeting at 5:30
p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, at the Sheridan Holiday Inn.

"StartWest/e2e is an
educational networking program designed to improve the climate for start-ups
and growth of entrepreneurial companies," says John Dick, WTBC assistant
director. "At the five meetings held each year, the entrepreneurs mingle
together and meet with business service providers."

Fenster is involved in
several start-up and early stage energy companies. The director of ICVrx, LLC
in Aurora, Colo., he will share his extensive experiences developing successful
businesses.

In 1977, Fenster co-founded
Natkin Energy Management, a successful national energy performance contracting
company located in Englewood, Colo. He served from 1981 to 1997 as the president of Natkin
Energy Management, and its successor, ServiceMaster Energy Management.

Fenster has invested in 20
early stage/start-up companies in the Denver area that focus on energy, biotech
and technology. He is a limited partner in several micro seed stage funds and
also involved with venture capital.